Purpose and Objectives
This policy outlines the company’s commitment to achieving the highest attainable level of workplace health and safety for its employees, Contractors, Customers/Clients and visitors throughout all areas of its activities.
Scope
This policy applies to all employees, Contractors, Customers/Clients and visitors across all our company operations and sites.
Responsibilities
The purpose of this policy will be met by strict attention to:
- Establishing a workplace health and safety risk management process that is proportionate and evidence-informed, where resources and effort are determined by the nature and scale of the company‘s workplace activities.
- Integration of health and safety into business strategy and planning around the core business activities.
- An emphasis on leaders at all levels within our workplaces demonstrating, through their actions, their commitment to occupational health and safety.
- Provision of a clear statement and delegation of occupational health and safety accountabilities and responsibilities for personnel across the company.
- Provision of adequate resources and a responsible financial budget for the function.
- Integration of compliance requirements with relevant health and safety legislation and company policies and procedures.
- Establishment of measurable objectives and targets for health and safety, such as the WHS goals of the company, to ensure continuous improvement aimed at the elimination of work-related illness and injury, so far as is reasonably practicable.
- Provision of appropriate and targeted health and safety training and information to students and workers.
- A sound consultation process to ensure all workers are included in the decision making where there is an impact on workplace health and safety.
- Ensure hazards and incidents are promptly reported, investigated where appropriate, and control measures implemented to eliminate or minimise the risk of recurrence.
- Regular review of company‘s workplace Integrated safety management systems and effective monitoring of their implementation.
- Rare senior management have a responsibility to ensure the implementation and maintenance of an effective system of management of workplace health and safety, consistent with relevant legislative requirements.
- The supervisory staff at every level have specific responsibilities to oversee the implementation of effective risk management and to ensure those safe working procedures are clearly understood and consistently observed. Supervisors must also ensure that workplace facilities and conditions are maintained at a high standard, that hazardous substances are stored and handled safely, and that all plant and equipment in use is in safe working order.
- All employees, Contractors, Customers/Clients and visitors have a duty to care for their personal welfare and the welfare of their fellow colleagues. To meet this commitment, each person must follow safe working practices at all times and take all reasonable care to prevent personal injury, injury to others, or damage to plant and equipment.
Compliance
To facilitate compliance with this policy, our company:
- Established and maintains the OHS Division, headed by a Director of OHS and supported by appropriate specialist Occupational Health and Safety Advisers and administrative staff and facilities.
- Established and supports an occupational health and safety committee structure throughout the company, as set out in Occupational Health and Safety Committees.
The company has established procedures outlining the responsibilities of specific roles for occupational health and safety compliance. Key performance criteria are outlined in:
- Staff Responsibilities for Occupational Health and Safety
- Workplace Health and Safety Manager Role and Function
- Work Health and Safety Coordinator Role and Function
- Health and Safety Representative Role and Function
Safety Training and Development
The company recognises the need to provide appropriate training and development for managers, supervisors and staff to facilitate the implementation and maintenance of safe systems of work. The Occupational Health and Safety Division, via the Company Staff Development Program, offer training to promote, enhance and support ongoing compliance with, and continual improvement of, the company’s Workplace Health and Safety Management System.